LEARNINGUNDERCONSTRUCTIONBUILDING THE FUTURE OF STUDENT SUCCESS

CSU is in the midst of a transformational $700 million, three-year building boom. The University is investing with intent to create a physical environment that shapes its future, enhances the student experience and keeps us at the leading edge of discovery, prepared to meet the new challenges of learning, teaching and innovation in a complex, changing world.

Inside this Issue

On any day at CSU, an enjoyable walk across campus – often skirting construction cones or an occasional biker – reveals the amount of intentional and purposeful renovation and new construction taking place. These new spaces, many made possible by private support and donations, are designed using multiple strategies to enhance student success.

The university is undergoing its biggest transformation ever. In the middle of a campus-wide push to update older facilities, add new ones, and accommodate growing student and faculty populations, much of the campus is changing before our eyes.

Growth. It’s a fact of life in Northern Colorado. With more than 158,000 residents at last count, there is no question that Fort Collins has grown into a small city. The Choice City is feeling the pressure of its own success. By 2030, Fort Collins could add nearly 50,000 new residents.

It’s clear that students today learn in a very different environment than previous generations. As CSU has transformed its campus and classrooms to support student success, the university has had to grapple with these sorts of changes and rely on the best available knowledge to assess how students of this generation really learn.

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Pick up a paper, turn on the news, or open a browser today and there will no doubt be a story about sexual violence. Interpersonal violence is a serious topic – and one that Colorado State University is committed to combating.

Colorado State leads a consortium of 14 academic institutions and key partners across the nation that is addressing the challenges that threaten urban water systems in the United States and around the world.

Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins burst on the scene last season for the Colorado State University Rams, putting together a memorable season while establishing himself as one of the nation’s finest receivers.

Plans to build a state-of-the-art equine hospital got a huge boost this summer when the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation gave $10 million to help build what is expected to be among the world’s finest facilities for treating horses and teaching veterinary students.

Researchers at Colorado State University’s Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis played a key role in a landmark national study issued this summer on the lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy, which struck the northeast coast of the U.S. in October 2012.

The Smithsonian Institution named Fort Collins and Colorado State University one of six communities of innovation throughout U.S. history. The exhibit, Places of Invention, opened July 1 and will occupy the Lemelson Hall in the National Museum of American History until at least 2020

The original Lory Student Center. Morgan Library. Various residence halls. All were built by Hensel Phelps Construction, the company started by his father, Hensel. In many ways, Phelps helped shape the campus we see today.

August Ritter began forming a global perspective before he could walk or talk. He spent the first years of his life absorbing the sights and sounds of Africa while his parents were missionaries running a nutrition center in Zambia.

The minister of finance for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Al-Assaf, who earned his Ph.D. in economics from Colorado State University in 1982, received an honorary doctorate from CSU during spring commencement.

You’ve heard the one about the girl who came to CSU to play basketball, right? Won a comedy contest and ended up being a professional comic, right? And ended up starring on Saturday Night Live and in the upcoming film, Ghostbusters, right?

Colorado State University alumni, friends and other supporters once again have backed the university in record-breaking fashion, donating a combined $172.3 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30.

Excellence was on full display throughout the year, starting with sterling seasons for the volleyball, football and men’s cross country teams and continuing through the spring seasons. When all the wins were tallied, the Rams found themselves standing alone in very rarified air.